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Care Home Hog Roast for Wood Green
From the first smell of roasting pork to the last piece of crackling, a hog roast day turns the food into a centrepiece of your care home event in Wood Green.
- Residents’ themed days
- Staff appreciation days
- Family days with visitors
Slow-roasted pork in Wood Green
About our care home hog roast in Wood Green
Staff thank-you lunches are another reason homes book us, served between shifts. We’re often asked to cater retirement community days and day centre events, serving new potatoes, apple sauce and thinly carved roast pork.
London care homes around Wood Green frequently sit on busy streets with tight access, so we agree access and timings with the home first. We plan the timings around your day, because the roast has to start hours before you eat, so the food is ready at the right moment.
- Area
- Wood Green (N22, N8)
- County
- Greater London
- From the roaster
- Hog roast rolls, stuffing, apple sauce, crackling
- Alongside
- Spit-roast lamb, rotisserie chicken, vegetarian and vegan options
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 27 October 2026
What the cooking area needs
The cooking area is the main thing to plan. Check these:
- Away from opening windows
- The manager’s agreement to a gas-fired roaster
- A spot that keeps access clear
Wood Green is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and access can be tight: tell us about side or rear access, steps and parking for our vehicle.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Rotisserie chicken
- Vegan option (Ve)
- Roast pork, carved
- New potatoes
- Roast potatoes
- Salads
- Halloumi skewers (V)
- Stuffing and apple sauce
Common questions in Wood Green
Could you cook in Woodside Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Which station is closest to Wood Green?
Alexandra Palace station, about 0.5 miles west of the centre.
Can you do gluten-free?
We can supply gluten-free rolls on request. We’ll give you full allergen information for every dish.
What if it rains?
We cook under a gazebo, so rain is not a problem for the roast. A marquee, hall or barn for eating makes all the difference.
Can we just hire the roaster?
Yes, for confident cooks. We’ll explain the details with your quote.
Where does the hog roast go?
Roughly the footprint of a gazebo or two, on level ground, away from buildings, marquee walls and overhanging trees. We’ll confirm the space with your quote.
Do you need power or water?
No, the roast is cooked on gas. Tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it.
Do we need our own staff?
We carve and serve for you, then clear the serving area afterwards.
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Allergies and dietary needs
Most people love a hog roast, but it is pork. Some ways to look after everyone:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Ask the kitchen to prepare texture-modified portions
- Ask us to carve thinly for residents
- Tell us about dietary needs in advance
We keep the cooking area away from residents’ windows and paths.
Chicken can be added.
Organising for someone else?
Marquee hire companies often have rules about cooking near their tents, so let them know about the roaster. The roaster stays a safe distance from the marquee.
Event organisers frequently ask caterers for paperwork such as a risk assessment. Tell us what you need and we will confirm what we can provide.
What comes off the roaster
Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
Let us know numbers for the vegan option, and we’ll plan the vegan burgers or sausages.
Halloumi and vegetable skewers (V)
Vegetarians get halloumi and vegetable skewers, a hot, filling option of their own.
Wood Green: care homes and access
Wood Green is about 3 miles south-west of Edmonton, in Greater London. We bring a hog roast day to care home events anywhere in Wood Green, as long as there is an outdoor spot to cook. Wood Green is one of 764 places in Greater London where we cater. Our nearest city page is London, about 7 miles away.
Railway Fields is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. The B151 make Wood Green a simple journey for us.
This part of Greater London takes in N22 and N8, and we can cater your care home event anywhere in it. Whether your care home event is on Vincent Square, Station Road and Gathorne Road or anywhere nearby, we can set up and roast there. Wood Green sits on or near the B151, so getting the roaster to your care home event is simple. Nearby, we also cater care home events in Noel Park (1 mile south-east), Turnpike Lane (1 mile south), Hornsey (1 mile south-west), Crouch End (1 mile south-west) and Stroud Green (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover London (7 miles south), City of Westminster (6 miles south), Marylebone (6 miles south), Kensington (8 miles south-west), St Pancras (5 miles south) and Shoreditch (5 miles south).
Nearby you’ll also find Greentrees Hospital (0.9 miles north-east) and Municipal Borough of Wood Green (less than half a mile west). Green spaces nearby include Railway Fields and Highgate Hill.
- Local schools include St Thomas More Catholic School (less than half a mile north) and Greek Secondary School of London (less than half a mile west)
- Local pubs include The Nag's Head pub (under half a mile south-west)
What affects the price in Wood Green
The biggest factors are:
- Site access
- How long the roast and service take
- The date and time of year
- The number of people
Weekday and off-season dates can be easier to book, and the menu you choose matters too. Tell us your budget and we’ll suggest what works.
Details that help
For a quick, accurate price, send us:
- The address or postcode
- Any dietary needs or allergies
- The date and time of the event
- Any venue rules
We need a few details to quote: your date, your venue or postcode, how many people and any menu choices. Fill in our quote form.
A hog roast compared with other options
Compared with a normal lunch from the kitchen, a hog roast day feels like an outing without leaving home. UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. Every event gets its own quote, with everything listed.
Why us?
- Sides to make it a full meal
- Slow-roasted at your venue, not reheated
- Planned to your running order
- Rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
Read our prices page and what a hog roast costs.
Perfect for your care home event in Wood Green
It brings a sense of occasion to an ordinary day.
A hog roast suits a wide range of occasions in Wood Green. Typical bookings include:
- Days for relatives
- Retirement community days
- Summer fêtes
- Day centre get-togethers
Visitors arriving by train should know that Alexandra Palace station, about 0.5 miles west, is the nearest station.
What your quote should include
- Travel and any London charges
- How many staff will carve and serve
- Whether plates or china are included
- A clear list of what’s included
How the day works
The roaster cooks outdoors, on a level, open spot under cover, well clear of walls, tents and trees. We agree exactly where before the day. By late September, the light in Wood Green goes at about 7:05pm, so autumn events are best at lunchtime.
- A date and rough headcount from the home gets things started.
- We look at photos of the garden or car park and suggest a cooking spot.
- Your kitchen team tells us about diets and textures.
- Residents can see and smell the roast from the morning.
- After serving, we clear away without disturbing the home.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Give us final numbers a week or so before
- Collect dietary needs and allergies in advance
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or N22 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time. We’ll check the date and send a quote. Use our quote form.
Planning help
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Our chef carves the pork, with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling on the side
- Options beyond pork, including lamb, chicken and vegetarian dishes
- Served by our staff at the time you choose, then cleared away